| Nelson, Willie / Countryman |
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| Album: | Countryman | Collection: | Country | |
| Artist: | Nelson, Willie | Added: | Jul 2005 | |
| Label: | Lost Highway Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-08-14 | Pull Date: | 2005-10-16 | Charts: | Country/Bluegrass |
| Week Ending: | Oct 16 | Oct 9 | Oct 2 | Sep 25 | Aug 28 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 02, 2007: | Headcleaner One in a Row | 4. | Jan 15, 2007: | Headcleaner The Harder They Come | |
| 2. | Mar 12, 2007: | Headcleaner The Harder They Come | 5. | Oct 12, 2005: | Eels in the Loo Sitting in Limbo | |
| 3. | Jan 22, 2007: | Headcleaner I'm a Worried Man | 6. | Oct 04, 2005: | Eclectica How Long Is Forever |
| Album Review |
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| Sadie O. Reviewed 2005-08-08 | ||
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Nelson, Willie - Countryman (Lost Highway) Reviewed by Sadie O, 8/8/05 Willie Nelson does reggae! Proof positive that if you smoke pot long enough, you WILL eventually do a reggae record. It just can't be helped. All in all, a pleasant mash-up, nothing earthshaking, but nothing not to like, either. Mostly mid-tempo, production (by Don Was) really is mostly C&W with a steady reggae beat - it's not crazy to keep it filed under Country with the rest of Willie's stuff. Almost all songs about lost love (DEFINITLY more a C&W theme than a reggae one!), except tracks 4 and 6 by Jimmy Cliff, and 11 which is about retained love. No FCC. I dig track 9, but the three covers (3, 4, 6) are good for kicks. 1. 2:48 uptempo, almost like ska with pedal steel. Sounds almost like his drowsy vocals are being pulled along by the beat. 2. 3:22 pedal steel like molasses. I can imagine two-stepping to this. 3. 2:35 **Toots Hibbert (Maytals) duets on this Johnny Cash classic. Interesting vocal counterpoint. 4. 3:38 **sparing accompaniment with loping beat, at least as much cowboy as rude boy. More like remaking Jimmy Cliff as a western song than a reggae tune. 5. 3:14 musically more on the reggae side than the other tracks. 6. 2:41 bubbling keyboards, subdued instrumentation that builds as song goes on. 7. 2:17 sad ballad - actually works so well you wonder how they ever made country songs without the accent on the third beatŠ Mind the fake ending. 8. 3:33 uptempo, nice but nothing that stands out. Some minor key. 9. 2:44 ***perhaps the most successful blend of styles on the record. 10. 3:02 music sounds too happy for the lyrics. Nice guitar solo, though. 11. 3:27 some cool vibrato on one guitar, otherwise like all the rest, 12. 2:32 a bit syncopated, interesting counterpoint to steel and harp. | ||
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